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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Another name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium | + | Another name for [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcium%20oxide calcium oxide]. Quicklime is prepared by calcining [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone] in a kiln at about 500 C. Quicklime is a white amorphous powder. It may contain small amounts of silica, iron, magnesium, and/or aluminum oxides. [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Oyster%20shell Oyster shells] have been used to make a very pure quicklime. Once water is added, quicklime becomes [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slaked%20lime slaked lime]. |
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime]. | See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime]. | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, ''Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia'', Dover Publications, New York, 1966 |
| − | * | + | * R. Mayer, ''The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques'', Viking Press, New York, 1981 |
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 453 |
| − | * | + | * Ralph Mayer, ''A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques'', Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing) |
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 07:52, 24 July 2013
Description
Another name for calcium oxide. Quicklime is prepared by calcining limestone in a kiln at about 500 C. Quicklime is a white amorphous powder. It may contain small amounts of silica, iron, magnesium, and/or aluminum oxides. Oyster shells have been used to make a very pure quicklime. Once water is added, quicklime becomes slaked lime.
See also lime.
Synonyms and Related Terms
chaux vive (Fr.); cal viva (Port.); calcium oxide; lime; caustic lime
| Density | 3.2 |
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Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- R. Mayer, The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques, Viking Press, New York, 1981
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 453
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996